The Hot Stove season begins in earnest in the coming week | Photo by Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu via Getty Images The grand finale I’m back for Part 6 – Completing the round trip from roster and payroll analysis, down to needs and talent analysis, then back to roster and payroll. Last one, I promise. Then we get to sit back and see how all this shakes out. A few … [Read more...] about 2024 – 2025 Off-Season Planning – Part 6 – The summary
Examining trade fits for Ryan Helsley
Photo by Andy Kuno/San Francisco Giants/Getty Images Recently, Jim Bowden of The Athletic wrote a piece about the top 15 trade chips this offseason. Two of them were Cardinals, and Ryan Helsley was No. 4 on the list. At this point, we know it’s highly likely that the Cardinals will be trading Helsley in the coming weeks. Bowden noted that his market may not pick up … [Read more...] about Examining trade fits for Ryan Helsley
What is Nolan Arenado’s trade value?
Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images Hint: his contract is not actually underwater. It seems likely that Nolan Arenado is going to be traded. Normally, I don’t really like when people make assumptions about this kind of thing. Player with a no-trade clause signed in St. Louis intending to play for a winner, therefore they want to get traded when winning isn’t the #1 … [Read more...] about What is Nolan Arenado’s trade value?
No St. Louis Cardinals hitters were awarded Silver Sluggers, but here is a list of the most recent Cardinal winners
I was a little surprised. The Louisville Silver Slugger Award winners were announced last night. The St. Louis Cardinals were shut out of the award for the second season in a row. Here are the winners: American LeagueCatcher: Salvador Perez, Kansas City RoyalsFirst base: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue JaysSecond base: Jose Altuve, AstrosThird base: Jose Ramirez, Cleveland … [Read more...] about No St. Louis Cardinals hitters were awarded Silver Sluggers, but here is a list of the most recent Cardinal winners
Free Form Hot Stove Wednesday
Robert Edwards-Imagn Images Throwing some statistics out there, please feel free to discuss, and other free form musings from Howl HQ Giancarlo Stanton had 7 home runs this postseason, 5 was the next closest. Freddie Freeman had 4 (and so did 4 other players). Fernando Tatis Jr had a .500 OBP in 7 games in the playoffs; Juan Soto had a .469 OBP in 14 postseason … [Read more...] about Free Form Hot Stove Wednesday